Key result
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation concomitant with cardiac surgery resulted in a significantly higher sinus rhythm rate at 1 year compared to no ablation among 224 randomized patients.
Why the study?
Does concomitant surgical ablation of AF improve freedom from AF in patients with coronary and/or valvular heart disease plus atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery?
Population
224 patients with an indication for cardiac surgery and atrial fibrillation, regardless of AF-related…
Comparison
Surgical ablation of AF concomitant with other… vs No ablation concomitant with other surgical…
Design
Editorial, randomized
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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The PRAGUE-12 study shows concomitant surgical ablation increases 1-year sinus rhythm rates without adding periprocedural risk, but inadequate monitoring and lack of clinical benefit limit its conclusions.
Does concomitant surgical ablation of AF improve freedom from AF in patients with coronary and/or valvular heart disease plus atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery?
The PRAGUE-12 study shows concomitant surgical ablation increases 1-year sinus rhythm rates without adding periprocedural risk, but inadequate monitoring and lack of clinical benefit limit its conclusions.
Hindricks et al. (2012) conducted an editorial in Atrial fibrillation in patients with an indication for cardiac surgery (n=224). Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation vs. No ablation was evaluated on Freedom from AF during a single 24 h Holter ECG recorded 1 year after ablation. Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation concomitant with cardiac surgery resulted in a significantly higher sinus rhythm rate at 1 year compared to no ablation among 224 randomized patients.
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